John Selby

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = John Selby
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat (RHB)
bowling style = Right-arm medium
tests = 6
test runs = 256
test bat avg = 23.27
test 100s/50s = 0/2
test top score = 70
test balls = 0
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = n/a
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = n/a
test catches/stumpings = 1/0
FCs = 222
FC runs = 6,215
FC bat avg = 18.83
FC 100s/50s = 4/27
FC top score = 128*
FC balls = 436
FC wickets = 5
FC bowl avg = 37.60
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 2/27
FC catches/stumpings = 228/4
debut date = 15 March
debut year = 1877
last date = 14 March
last year = 1882
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20102.html

John Selby (born 1 July 1849 in Nottingham; died 11 March 1894 in Nottingham) played cricket professionally for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club between 1870 and 1887. In 1878, he headed the English cricket averages with 938 runs at average of 31.82.

He toured Australia in 1876-77 and 1881-82, playing a total of six Test matches on those tours, and he toured North America in 1879.

Selby went on to become a pub landlord, but his financial dealings were unsuccessful and led to a run-in with the law. He died after suffering a paralytic stroke in Nottingham General Hospital in 1894. He had a wife, Annie.

His name was registered at birth as John Burrows.

References

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20102.html Cricinfo page on John Selby]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/18/18.html CricketArchive page on John Selby]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1286.html Brief profile of John Selby by Don Ambrose]